This is a 1600 page book that reads like 400 page book - it is very well paced and in my opinion, it is one of the best wwii ...  Read More

This is a 1600 page book that reads like 400 page book - it is very well paced and in my opinion, it is one of the best wwii books dealing with the war against japan.  Read Less

If other critics are to be believed, this history is strongly influenced by his japanese wife, who acted as his guide through j...  Read More

If other critics are to be believed, this history is strongly influenced by his japanese wife, who acted as his guide through japanese history, economics, politics, and social structure over his months of wide-ranging and intensive research of and interviews with the still-living principals.  Read Less

Following, japan waged aggressive wars with its neighbors to implement this conquest plan: sino-japanese war, 1894 to 1895; rus...  Read More

Following, japan waged aggressive wars with its neighbors to implement this conquest plan: sino-japanese war, 1894 to 1895; russo-japanese war, 1904 to 1905; world war i, 1914 to 1945, changkufeng incident with the ussr in 1938, khalkhin gol conflict with the ussr in 1939.  Read Less

The rise of modern japan and the military regime to becomethe ruler of asia.

The rise of modern japan and the military regime to becomethe ruler of asia.  Read Less